International Missions
Dominican Republic Project

The Dominican Republic is located on the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola which it shares with Haiti. The Dominican Republic has 870 miles of coastline and several mountain ranges; it is bordered on the North Coast by the Atlantic Ocean and on the Southern Coast by the Caribbean Sea.


MISSIONS
Walking Free missions have continued to focus on the importance of interdisciplinary care, with an emphasis on integrating prosthetic and orthotic services with physical therapy and other rehabilitative services. Throughout its involvement in the Dominican Republic, Walking Free has conducted numerous research, education, and training missions, educating doctors, nurses, therapists, and other rehabilitation professionals in the country; they have also provided in-kind contributions of prosthetic and orthotic, rehabilitation, and surgical supplies and equipment. In 2010, Walking Free and ADR joined in partnership with University Don Bosco (UDB) in El Salvador to provide an orthotic and prosthetic distance learning and certification program for trainees in the Dominican Republic (DR). The course enables students to obtain a Category II certification through UDB which is accredited by the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics. Walking Free has increased the capacity of rehabilitation professionals throughout the country to treat patients with prosthetic and orthotic needs, returning the patients to active lives in their communities.
Languages Spoken: Spanish
Capital City: Santo Domingo
Total Health Expenditures as % of GDP3: 4.4
Total Health Expenditures per capita (Intl $, 2014)3: 580
Life Expectancy at Birth4: 78.1 years
Male: 75.9 years
Female: 80.5 years
Unemployment Rate (2016 est)4: 13.8%
Population below poverty line (2016 est)4: 30.5%
Labor force by occupation (2014 est)4:
Agriculture: 14.4%
Industry: 20.8%
Services: 64.7%
Partner Organizations


Asociacion Dominicana de Rehabilitacion





